Game Design Merit Badge in action!

I don’t think I’ve anticipated working on a merit badge with as much enthusiasm as I have for the one we began tonight – Game Design!

Boy are these scouts in for a treat!

The Boy Scouts of America added the Game Design merit badge to the mix in March 2013. And I’ve been waiting for the chance to work on it with our scouts ever since.

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King of New York – Can’t Wait!

When we heard the game publisher, iello, was going to make King of New York, it was immediately added to our “games we can’t wait for” list.

The details on the release of King of New York are hush-hush for another week. The big promotion starts next week at GenCon (the largest board game convention in the US). So we’re really looking forward to hearing more soon.

But prior to that, we’ve got something special to share – an exclusive sneak peek at one of the cards: Broadway Star

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Which board games to play? Tough choice

This week we’re having a family reunion and I’m in charge of supplying the games.

Of course, supplying board games to play for the occasion isn’t a big surprise. It’s really something I do anyway whenever we get together with family.

The toughest question is which games to take…

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Grab the chunky wooden blocks

We’ve got 2 games to tell you about today – Eternas and Quadefy.

Both games are 2-player games published by Maranda Enterprises and both have fantastic wooden components.
When you pick up one of these games boxes, you’ll feel the hefty weight of these pieces.

And the quality of the wood is perfect for table-top play. In fact, both of these are games that you could leave out on the table, or office desk for great conversations starters and quick challenges to family, friends, or coworkers.

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Tetris in a board game = FITS

Tetris was the only video game that my wife was ever hooked on. When she was younger, she got hooked on Tetris and played it a ton. When passing symbols on signs along the road, her mind would immediately imagine how the shapes would fit into place in Tetris.

So when I first saw the board game FITS a few years ago, I had a big hunch that it would be a game that my wife would enjoy playing.

And I was right!

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